knowable

[ noh-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being known. known. know.

Other Words From

• knowa·ble·ness knowa·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of knowable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; know ¹, -able

Example Sentences

Post-truth is more than simply lying; it attempts to undermine the very notion of truth – that experts can be trusted, facts can be disentangled from fiction and truth is knowable or even matters.

From Salon

Like this chair, they are elegant and tough, unpretentious and confident; there are multiple sides to them — it’s what makes them complete and not fully knowable at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if solar doesn’t produce power 24 hours per day, the amount of energy it does produce is knowable and can be planned for, Wamsted said.

From Seattle Times

It’s just…nothing, a pure emptiness knowable only to, yes, Katie Britt.

From Salon

“She was kind of a chimera, rather than a knowable quantity — intellectual, bright and a little bit mysterious in some way that I can’t quite articulate,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times